Siebel Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows: Servers, Mobile Web Clients, Tools


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Preparing for Installation

About Installing Maintenance Releases

How to Use This Guide If Your Database Is IBM DB2 UDB for z/OS and OS/390

Use of the Term Windows in This Guide

How This Guide Refers to Your Installation Directories

Process of Installing Siebel eBusiness Applications

Deployment of Siebel 7.7 Gateway Name Server Versus Siebel 6 Gateway

Preparing the Hardware

Planning the Siebel Directory Structure

Setting TEMP and TMP Environment Variables

The Language in Which the Installer and Configuration Wizard Run

Server Names Naming Conventions

File and Directory Naming Conventions

Creating a File System

Creating the Siebel Service Owner Account

Planning RDBMS Installation and Configuration

Selecting Your Media for Installation

Media Contents

Creating a Network Image

Copying DVDs Directly to a Central Network Location

Expanding Compressed Media into a Network Location

Using the Image Creator Utility


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Guidelines for Configuring the RDBMS

Process of Configuring IBM DB2 UDB for Siebel Applications

Process of Configuring Oracle for Siebel Applications

Process of Configuring MS SQL Server for Siebel Applications

Configuring IBM DB2 UDB for Siebel Applications

Preventing DB2 UDB from Running Out of ODBC Statement Handles

Guidelines for the DB2 UDB Database Manager Configuration Parameters

Setting DB2 UDB Configuration Parameters

Creating DB2 UDB Database Objects

Setting Up DB2 UDB Bufferpools

Creating DB2 UDB Tablespaces

Overriding Default DB2 UDB Storage Parameters

Selecting a Language for DB2 UDB

Creating the DB2 UDB Database

Managing DB2 UDB Table Fragmentation

Configuring Oracle for Siebel Applications

Creating Oracle Database Objects

Collecting Optimizer Statistics for Oracle 9i

Creating Oracle Tablespaces

Sizing the Oracle Database

Creating Temporary Oracle Tablespaces

Selecting a Language for Oracle

Defining Oracle Rollback Segments

Partitioning an Oracle Database

Overriding Oracle Default Storage Parameters

Real Application Clusters Support for Oracle 9i

Guidelines for Ongoing Oracle Administration

Configuring MS SQL Server for Siebel Applications

Creating the MS SQL Server Database

Selecting a Language for the MS SQL Server Database

Overriding Default Storage Parameters

Guidelines for Ongoing MS SQL Server Administration

Updating MS SQL Server Statistics

Monitoring MS SQL Server Database Fragmentation


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Non-GUI Installation

About Installing in Unattended and Console Mode

Process of Unattended Installation and Configuration

Editing the siebel.ini Files for Unattended Installation

Running the Installation from the Command Line

Installing the Reports Server in Unattended Mode

Console Mode Installation and Configuration

Process of Installing in Console Mode

Editing the siebel.ini Files for Console Mode Installation

Installing in Console Mode

Additional Flags for Installation Commands


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Installing the Siebel Gateway Name Server

Process of Installing the Siebel Gateway Name Server

Siebel Gateway Name Server Installation Requirements

Installing the Siebel Gateway Name Server

Launching the Siebel Software Configuration Wizard

Configuring the Siebel Gateway Name Server

Postinstallation Tasks for Siebel Gateway Name Server

Reviewing the Installation for Siebel Gateway

Verifying the Siebel Gateway Name Server Has Started

Troubleshooting Siebel Gateway Name Server Installation


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Installing the Siebel Server

Process of Installing the Siebel Server

Siebel Server Installation Requirements

Configuring Database Connectivity

Verifying Network Connectivity for the Siebel Server Machine

Installing the Siebel Server

Configuring the Siebel Server

Postinstallation Tasks for Siebel Server

Reviewing the Installation for Siebel Server

Starting the Siebel Server Services

Verifying the ODBC Data Source for DB2 UDB

Verifying the ODBC Data Source for Oracle

Verifying the ODBC Data Source for MS SQL Server

Installing an Additional Language Pack on the Siebel Server

Troubleshooting the ODBC Data Source Connection

Establishing Network Connectivity for Mobile Users

Synchronizing Siebel Server Components

Setting the Siebel Server Locale

Disabling Language-Specific Application Object Managers

Installing Additional Siebel Servers Within an Existing Siebel Enterprise Server

Troubleshooting Siebel Server Installation


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Installing the Siebel Database Server

Process of Installing the Siebel Database Server

About the Siebel Database Server

Preinstallation Tasks for the Siebel Database Server Installation

Siebel Database Server Installation

Installing the Siebel Database Server

Reviewing Installation of the Siebel Database Server

Setting Up Your Environment to Support Global Time Zone

Creating Tableowner and Administrator Accounts

Installing the Stored Procedures and User-Defined Functions on DB2

Configuring the Siebel Database Server

Installing the DB Server Components

Reviewing the Log Files for the DB Server Installation

Importing the Siebel Repository for the DB Server

Reviewing the Log Files for Repository Import for the DB Server

Postinstallation Tasks for the Siebel Database Server Installation

Verifying System Preferences for the DB Server

Installing Multilingual Seed Data for the DB Server

Importing a New Language to the Repository

Populating the Siebel File System for the DB Server


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Installing the Siebel Web Server Extension

Process of Installing and Configuring the SWSE

Siebel Web Server Extension Installation Requirements

Uninstalling the Siebel HTTP Compression Filter

Installing the Web Server

Installing the Siebel Web Server Extension

Configuring the Siebel Web Server Extension

Postinstallation Tasks for Siebel Web Server Extension

Reviewing Installation Directories for Siebel Web Server Extension

Creating a New Virtual Directory

Creating a New Virtual Directory on Multiple Colocated Web Servers

Setting SWSE Directory Permissions

Enabling HTTP Compression for Siebel Web Applications

Editing the Web Server Extension Configuration File (eapps.cfg)

Configuring the Default HTTP and HTTPS Port for Siebel Web Server

Reviewing the Log Files for Siebel Web Server Extension

Troubleshooting Siebel Web Server Extension Installation


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Installing the Siebel Mobile and Dedicated Web Clients

About Installing the Siebel Client

Process of Installing the Siebel Client

Preinstallation Tasks for the Siebel Client

Installing the Siebel Mobile and Dedicated Web Client

Installing the Siebel Sample Database

Importing Non-ENU Repository and Seed Data into the Siebel Sample Database

Postinstallation Tasks for the Siebel Client

Configuring the Siebel Client When Siebel VB or Siebel eScript Is Not Licensed

Verifying the Siebel Client Directory Structure

Verifying ODBC Data Sources for the Siebel Mobile and Dedicated Web Client

Logging in to Your Siebel Application

Siebel Client Shortcuts and Start-Up Options

Siebel Mobile and Dedicated Web Client Shortcuts

Siebel Mobile and Dedicated Web Client Start-Up Options

Creating Custom Siebel Application Shortcuts

Using Siebel QuickStart with the Siebel Mobile Web Client


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Installing Siebel Tools

Process of Installing Siebel Tools

Siebel Tools Requirements

Installing the Siebel Tools Client

Postinstallation Tasks for Siebel Tools

Verifying Successful Installation of Siebel Tools

Verifying the Siebel Tools Directory Structure

Verify Read/Write Access to Siebel Tools Directories

Verify Siebel Tools ODBC Data Sources


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Installing the Siebel CORBA Object Manager

Process of Installing the Siebel CORBA Object Manager

About Siebel CORBA Object Manager

Verifying Siebel CORBA Object Manager Requirements

Configuring Database Connectivity for Siebel CORBA Object Manager

Verifying Network Connectivity for Siebel CORBA Object Manager

Installing Object Request Broker Software

Installing the Siebel CORBA Object Manager

Copying the Repository File to the CORBA Language Directory

Review the Installation for Siebel CORBA Object Manager


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Installing Siebel eAI Connector Software

Process of Installing eAI Connector Software

Preinstallation Considerations for eAI Connectors

Installing the Siebel eAI Connector Support Files


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Installing the ChartWorks Server

Process of Installing the ChartWorks Server

Installing the ChartWorks Server

Configuring the ChartWorks Server

Changing the ChartWorks Server Specified for a Web Client


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Installing the Siebel Reports Server

Process of Installing Siebel Reports Server

About the Siebel Reports Server

Preinstallation Tasks for the Siebel Reports Server

Installing the Siebel Reports Server

Confirming a Successful Installation of the Actuate iServer Components

Postinstallation Tasks for the Siebel Reports Server

Setting the Siebel_Root Parameter

Defining the External Host and Symbolic URLs

Enabling the Siebel Reports Server with the Siebel Dedicated Web Client

Enabling the Siebel Reports Server with the Siebel Web Client

Synchronizing Siebel Users to the Reports Server

Synchronizing Locale-Sensitive Parameters

Testing the Siebel Reports Server from the Siebel Web Client

How to Implement Clustering with the Siebel Reports Server

Installing Additional Modules

Installing Actuate e.Report Designer Professional

Installing Actuate e.Report Designer


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Uninstalling Siebel eBusiness Applications

Uninstalling Earlier Versions of Siebel Applications

Uninstalling Siebel 7.7

Uninstalling Siebel Servers or the Siebel Enterprise, Using srvredit

Uninstalling Mobile and Dedicated Web Clients

Uninstalling the Siebel Reports Server

Uninstalling Siebel Tools

Uninstalling Resonate Central Dispatch

Uninstalling Non-Enterprise Servers or the SWSE

Uninstalling Siebel Language Packs from the Servers

Troubleshooting the Uninstallation Process

Migrating to a New Version of Siebel eBusiness Applications


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Verifying Your System Using the Environment Verification Tool

About the Environment Verification Tool (EVT)

About the EVT Configuration File

Available EVT Output Formats

Optional EVT Command Line Flags

Running EVT in Query Mode

Launching the EVT Utility


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Deployment Planning Worksheet

Team Lead Summary Data

Enterprise Server Names and Installation Directories Data

Siebel Accounts, Host Names, and Static IPs Data

Cluster Deployment Data

Ports and RDBMS Details Data


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Enabling Server Components


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Demo Users in the Siebel Sample Database

Demo Users for Siebel eBusiness Applications

Demo Users for Siebel Call Center

Demo Users for Siebel Customer Order Management

Demo Users for Siebel ERM

Demo Users for Siebel Field Service

Demo Users for Siebel Marketing

Demo Users for Siebel PRM

Demo Users for Siebel Sales

Demo Users for Siebel Industry Applications

Demo Users for Siebel Automotive

Demo Users for Siebel Communications, Media & Energy: Energy

Demo Users for Siebel Communications, Media & Energy: Media

Demo Users for Siebel Communications, Media & Energy: Wireless

Demo Users for Siebel Communications, Media & Energy: Wireline

Demo Users for Siebel Consumer Sector: Apparel and Footwear

Demo Users for Siebel Consumer Sector: Consumer Goods

Demo Users for Siebel Financial Services: Healthcare

Demo Users for Siebel Financial Services: Institutional Finance

Demo Users for Siebel Financial Services: Insurance

Demo Users for Siebel Financial Services: Retail Finance

Demo Users for Siebel High Technology/Industrial Manufacturing

Demo Users for Siebel Hospitality

Demo Users for Siebel Life Sciences: Clinical

Demo Users for Siebel Life Sciences: Medical

Demo Users for Siebel Life Sciences: Pharma

Demo Users for Siebel Loyalty

Demo Users for Siebel Public Sector


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Values for Locale.txt and Timezone.txt

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Siebel Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows: Servers, Mobile Web Clients, Tools